Parents of ASD children are well acquainted with the challenges that come along with their child’s special interests. Special interests can be a tricky thing to deal with a lot of the times, especially, when they hinder the child’s daily routines and activities. Parents often have to work hard to find the right balance when … Continue reading Leverage Your Child’s Special Interests as Tools for Learning & Growth
Year: 2021
Let’s Talk About Stimming
If you have a child on the ASD spectrum, chances are that you have experienced stimming first hand! A common question that parents of ASD kids often ask is ‘can stimming can be reduced or eliminated’. Stimming tends to be socially awkward, and occasionally a child who stims runs the risk of hurting herself. But … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Stimming
THOSE WITH AUTISTIC TRAITS MIGHT MAKE GOOD SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
A Yale study from September 2019 asserts that people with autistic traits make good or even slightly better social psychologists as compared to individuals who do not have traits of autism. Social psychologists deal with the factors that lead us to behave in a given way in the presence of others, and look at the … Continue reading THOSE WITH AUTISTIC TRAITS MIGHT MAKE GOOD SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
